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ACGT Workshop introduces open-source workflow system
Main presenter, Dr Peter Li (left), pictured here with organisers – CSIR’s Dr Colin Kenyon (centre) and the ACGT’s Dr John Becker. From 14 to 16 March 2011, ACGT partners, CSIR and the University of Pretoria (UP) hosted a workshop introducing Taverna – an open-source scientific workflow management system. (more…)
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Jane Morris retires after nearly a decade with the ACGT
Jane Morris Dr Jane Morris, ACGT Director (2002-2011) After nine years at the helm, Dr Jane Morris retired as Director of the ACGT at the end of January 2011. With this move, she winds down a professional career characterised by significant growth and dedicated leadership. (more…)
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New ACGT Manager takes the reins
Dr John Becker The ACGT partner institutions have appointed Dr John Becker as the new ACGT Manager. Dr Becker took over from Dr Jane Morris, who announced her retirement as the Centre’s Director last year after serving in the position since the inception of the ACGT. (more…)
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ACGT research intern relishes the opportunity to ‘give back’
The ACGT recently welcomed Jessika Samuels to the team as a research intern. Jessika is responsible for the maintenance of the ACGT database of biosciences research skills, techniques and specialised equipment of scientists at the University of Witwatersrand, University of Pretoria, CSIR, University of Johannesburg and University of Limpopo. (more…)
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Africa’s next generation of academics in the spotlight at international gathering
December 2010
As part of its participation in SABINA (Southern African Biochemistry and Informatics for Natural Products) – a Carnegie-IAS RISE network – the ACGT was recently represented at the Carnegie Corporation Networks Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. (more…) -
Opportunities for cooperation in plant biotechnology under the spotlight at regional Forum meeting
December 2010
Following on the success of the first scientific meeting of the Regional Plant Biotechnology Forum at the University of Johannesburg earlier this year, the Forum recently held another meeting on 15 October at University of Pretoria under the auspices of the ACGT. (more…) -
Forum on regional networks brings African institutions closer together
December 2010
The RISE (Regional Initiative in Science and Education) recently brought together students, academics, administrators and government representatives from its five member networks for its 2010 Conference. The Meeting was organised by the ACGT office and held from 5 to 8 October in Benoni, Gauteng.
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POL-SABINA gets valuable exposure to funder objectives and expectations
December 2011
SABINA’s Ella Nyakunu at the EU-ACP EDULINK and ACP Science & Technology Programmes the Joint Stakeholder Conference The ACGT associate network, SABINA, was recently represented by Ella Nyakunu at the Joint Stakeholder Conference of the EU-ACP EDULINK and ACP Science & Technology Programmes. The Conference was held from 26 to 28 of October 2010, at the ACP House in Brussels. (more…)
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Landmark southern African human genome initiative gets the ‘green light’
December 2010
The Southern African Human Genome Programme has recently been successful in securing seed-funding from the Department of Science and Technology (DST) to kick-start the work of this ground-breaking national initiative. It is truly a national project which will involve a collaboration between scientists at education institutions, science councils, government and industry. ACGT’s partner institutions will be part of this project.
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UJ hosts first scientific meeting of ACGT Regional Plant Biotech Forum
June 2010
Following the success of the 2009 ACGT Regional Plant Biotechnology Forum workshop, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) hosted the Forum’s first scientific meeting on 25 May 2010. (more…)
